** Description changed: + [Impact] + I found that there are some machines in cert lab can't boot after installing the linux-frimware in proposed with 6.8.0-40 kernel. After selecting booting with the 6.8.0-40 kernel, it shows error: out of memory on the screen then freeze. There aren't any journal logs available, since they froze at very early stage. Following are the machines got impacted for now https://certification.canonical.com/hardware/202306-31695/ https://certification.canonical.com/hardware/202306-31696/ + + Problem details: + + The linux-firmware package provides new (gigantic) firmware blobs and + symlinks to directories that contain those. initramfs-tools can't handle + the directory symlinks and puts multiple copies of the same blobs into + the initrd blowing it up to a size where it becomes problematic on some + machines. + + [Test Case] + + Verify the affected machine boots again with the updated firmware + package. + + Install updated linux-firmware package and confirm that there are no + duplicate firmware files in /lib/firmware and inside the initrd. Also + verify that there are no broken symlinks. + + [Where Problems Could Occur] + + If the new symlinks are broken, we end up with drivers not finding their + firmwares which results in non-functional HW components. + + [Notes] + + This is not a general solution for the problem of the ever growing size + of the initrd. It just alleviate it some.
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